Basketball Recap: Franklin Piles Up the Points Against Swain County

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Previous Games

12/08/25 - Away	90-47 W
02/05/25 - Home	86-28 W
02/07/24 - Home	71-63 W
12/02/23 - Away	73-62 W
01/12/23 - Home	78-51 W
+ 5 more games

Franklin strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 90-47 win over the Swain County Maroon Devils. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.

Franklin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lance Parker out in front who went 8-for-11 en route to 19 points and five assists. Those 19 points gave Parker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JackJack Teesateskie, who shot 54% from the field to rack up 17 points and three steals.

Franklin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.

Franklin's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Swain County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-2.

Franklin has already played their next contest, an 88-78 defeat against North Buncombe on the 9th. As for Swain County, they will head out on the road to take on Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.